UPA 2nd Innings

The 2nd term of the UPA is going to be a much more challenging one much in contrast to the previous government which somehow completed its 5 year term without taking any strong political decision.Some would point out that the Nuclear Deal was a big step forward.Sure it was, but people forget that the Prime Minister had himself given up on the deal saying it was not the end of the world. The government started making noises about the deal only about 6-8 months before the next elections were due.I think it was a well thought out strategy.If the government survived and the deal went through it could rightfully claim credit for this huge step forward.If it did not, it could go to the people seeking sympathy since it had been toppled while trying to do something percieved to be good for the massess.So the credit of the nuclear deal does go to Manmohan Singh but i dont think he was very brave in putting "his government at stake" for the remainder 6 months time.
But this time things are different.Not only does the government have the increased weight of expectation due to the decisive mandate it has recieved,the situaion on the ground too is not rosy.Hardly a month into the term and Mr Singh has Lagarh,Air India and most importantly the looming threat of poor monsoon to deal with.How he tackles these problems will give us a good idea how this government will be functioning in the coming years.